Observations on a Difficult Person

(Clear inside and out, utterly without a conscience, wise yet seemingly foolish, carefree heroine x two sides of one person, harboring ulterior motives, fighting and scrambling for what they want, relentless male lead)

Irreverent blurb:

1

Nine years ago, Long Yue was killed by the Wuyan Tai Sui in a muddle. Nine years later, she escaped with her life. Though she had lost all her memories, she still carefully planned how to exact revenge, especially since her strength was so far beneath her enemy's.

The answer was to play the pig to eat the tiger, deliberately get close, then borrow someone else's hand to kill.

So on her escape, she deliberately picked up a beautiful young man, A Xing, who was simple-minded and very good at fighting. He was unruly and prone to jealousy, but at least he was obedient, especially when it came to obeying her.

So she came up with a plan: why not offer flowers to Buddha, using A Xing, the flower-like young man who could fight so well, to get rid of the foe across from her, who clung to her relentlessly and haunted her like a ghost?

Only, one day, in an ordinary cave amid a sea of flames, the very obedient young man smiled brightly. “The pressure you felt nine years ago, was it like the pressure I give off?”

2

Yun Feixing had not met Long Yue for the first time. They could be called old acquaintances, and even...

He did not dare think further. If he let himself entertain even one more thought, he would lose control.

So he acted cute and pitiful, lowered himself, and stayed by her side as much as he could. It did not matter that he was making the Wuyan Tai Sui lose face. She had forgotten him anyway.

Until one day, another Wuyan Tai Sui appeared out of nowhere. Long Yue did not know, but he knew all too well what thoughts were hidden beneath that iron mask.

After all, the man was a fake, but his thoughts were exactly the same as his own. And borrowing the name of the Wuyan Tai Sui, he was even more shameless.

Yet that shameless rogue across from him deliberately smiled, his peach-blossom eyes shimmering with tears. “Princess, I am now the one and only in your heart, too.”

3

Ying Sha was very pleased with the stolen name of the Wuyan Tai Sui. After all, as long as he bore that false title, Long Yue's eyes would always be on him, even if her gaze held nothing but hatred.

Actually, the title was not exactly stolen. After all, he and the real Wuyan Tai Sui, Yun Feixing, came from the same source. Ever since nine years ago, when the Third Prince, Yun Yao, turned his back on the royal family, hid his name, and carved a bloody path through the martial world, Ying Sha had become his shadow.

So he wore this skin and slowly circled around Long Yue. After all, she had once been the only person willing to look him in the eye and truly see him.

Until one day, to his own surprise, he heard himself say, “Princess, I would willingly become your death-sworn guard, even if I had to kneel until dawn.”

Serious blurb:

Long Yue lost her memory on the night she died. Who was the killer: the peach-eyed assassin behind an iron mask on a cold, rainy night, or the jade-faced Shura who acted recklessly in a sea of flames yet protected her for the rest of her life?

Enemy and lover, two sides of one person.

Love and hate tangled across past and present lives.

Born in darkness, heart set on the light.

I need you to illuminate me.

On the day the truth comes to light, she learns that he is both her enemy and her lover. Reborn in a bath of blood, she still retains a pure soul.

Since there is another life, may I be reborn with you, under your name?

Content warnings:

-A little willingness to be someone's substitute, a little brotherly rivalry

-The heroine is an honest person, but has a slightly sharp tongue and may draw her blade if you're not careful (Long Yue to someone: “Sometimes I can keep quiet and pretend not to see you. That's already the greatest mercy I can give you.”)

Reading notes:

-The chapter titles focus on the romance, while the summaries focus on the career plot.

-Side characters are introduced in order of appearance. They only get their own introductions if they have appeared in multiple story arcs.

-Comments on individual chapters are open. Come join in!

Theme: Born in darkness, heart set on the light